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Friday, February 14, 2014

all things well

Mark 7:31-37

31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decap'olis. 32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech; and they besought him to lay his hand upon him. 33 And taking him aside from the multitude privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue; 34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Eph'phatha," that is, "Be opened." 35 And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36 And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak."

Exhortations

How do you expect the Lord to treat you when you ask for his help? Do you approach with fear and doubt, or with faith and confidence? Jesus never turned anyone aside who approached him with sincerity and trust.

And whatever Jesus did, he did well. He demonstrated both the beauty and goodness of God in his actions. When Jesus approaches a man who is both deaf and a stutterer, Jesus shows his considerateness for this man's predicament.

Jesus takes him aside privately, not doubt to remove him from embarrassment with a noisy crowd of gawkers. Jesus then puts his fingers into the deaf man's ears and he touches the man's tongue with his own spittle to physically identify with this man's infirmity and to awaken faith in him.

With a word of command the poor man's ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.
What is the significance of Jesus putting his fingers into the man’s ears?

Gregory the Great, a church father from the 6th century, comments on this miracle: “The Spirit is called the finger of God. When the Lord puts his fingers into the ears of the deaf mute, he was opening the soul of man to faith through the gifts of the Holy Spirit.”

The people's response to this miracle testifies to Jesus' great care for others: He has done all things well. No problem or burden was too much for Jesus' careful consideration.

The Lord treats each of us with kindness and compassion and he calls us to treat one another in like manner. The Holy Spirit who dwells within us enables us to love as Jesus loves.

Do you show kindness and compassion to your neighbors and do you treat them with considerateness as Jesus did?

The truth about me

I Joined the Monastery of Christ in the Desert NM, USA and became monk in year 2002. I started blogging in 2004. In 2008, my superior sent me to the seminary. In 2010, I left my monastic Community to attend to my mother who was seriously injured from an accident. I applied for monastic exclaustration in the same year. My mother passed in December,2011. I stayed in Los Angeles, California and worked as Director of Activities in a retirement facility. I continued serving God as volunteer Catechist in the Religious Education Faith Formation Program of St Genevieve Religious Education School in Panorama City, CA. IN 2014 of August, I was offered to teach in a public school of Gallup District. In November of the same year, I accepted a teaching ministry in a Middle school at Zuni.

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